英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl] 美 [ˈfjuːt(ə)l]
adj. 徒劳的，无用的；不重要的；没有出息的
futile /ˈfjuːtaɪl/ CET6+ TEM4
形容词 If you say that something is futile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding. (常因无成功的可能而) 无谓的
He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.
他出于挡住这一击的无谓企图抬起了他的胳膊。
unproductive of success
futile years after her artistic peak
同义词： bootless / fruitless / sleeveless / vain
无用的
...futilely [] 以下由轻松背单词网站提供 单词级别 附加级 基本释义 futile（无用的）的变形； 干 参考例句 Hitler, now ashen-gray, futilely strained at his chains.
... vernal春天的，和煦的 futile徒劳的，无用的 crooked弯曲的 ...
联防徒劳无功(Futile)，新疆以往雄壮的抗御系统荡然无存，结果(Result)即是让山西队这日的三分球扫数吐花。
... fume n. （浓烈或难闻的）烟，气体，一阵愤怒（或不安） v.用烟熏，冒烟，发怒 futile adj.琐细的，无用的，无效果的， （人）没有出息的 garlic n.大蒜， （Akkuyn sadtium），蒜头 ...
futureless 没有前途的；没有希望的
futility 无用；徒劳；无价值
无用的；无效的；没有出息的；琐细的；不重要的
useless / small / unnecessary
It would be futile to protest.
抗议也无用。
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们想征服阿富汗人的意图耗费大量金钱而且无效，只维持了十年的时间。
Like many in Russia, she blamed the country's failings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.
像在俄罗斯的许多人一样，她把这个国家的错误归咎于想赶上西方的徒劳。
He said that it would be "futile" to expect any outcome from the resolution, because North Korea would remain "invincible forever".
VOA : standard.2009.11.20
By the way, once again there's a bit of a rift there between Barthes and Foucault. Foucault wouldn't say "quite futile."
顺便说一句，这里巴特和福柯,又有了分歧，巴特不会说“没有希望“
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Second of all the motif of guards who block access to the tree of life suggests that no humans have access to immortality and the pursuit of immortality is futile.
第二点，那些阻止人类接近生命树的守卫,暗示着，任何人类关于永生的尝试,最后都是徒劳一场。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
He says if libel remains a criminal offense, then even a Freedom of Information law is futile.
VOA : standard.2009.12.28
Some cynics, though, say that it is futile to make arguments for good policy.
The IRS made reasonable attempts to collect from the transferor or it would be futile .
It proved futile, though, as Keane strode through to wrap it up late on.